Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-18
THE GAME.
An Appeal for Reinstatement-chauss
In Playing Rules-sunday Games.

An Appeal for Reinstatement-Chauges
In Playing ~Rules-Sunday Games.
New York, Nov. 17.-At a meeting OF
the board of directors of the National
Base Ball league, N. E. Young. was re-
elected president. The case of Galligan,
one OF the Washington club players, sus-
pended part of last season, was laid over.
An application for reinstatement from A.
III. Nichols, expelled from the Louisville
club in 1877, was discussed by the board,
but no action Vas taken. In his letter
to the board, Nichols says:
Ever since ! was expelled l have been
constantly attacked in the public press
by certain parties, nothing being too
harsh for them to say against me. /
have sincerely regretted my share in the
transaction which led to my expulsion.
and have no desire to be constantly
branded as a crook and a knaye, nor 10
be hounded for a single error. Ny pres
ent employer objects to continuing me in
his employ unless the newspapers cease
to attack me. Fer the sake of my liveli-
hood. and also for my children, / ask to
be reinstated in your body. l have no
desire to be reinStated for the sake of
playing and will Immediately resign.n
To his application Nichols attaches his
resignation. After reports from the
board of directors, and the special COM
mittee on playing rules had been adopted,
the joint committee on rules reported the
following changes: Rule 43 was made
to read: "Second-players whose names
are on the score cards as extra players,
may be substituted at the end of any
completed inning by either club, and the
retired player whose place may be taken
by the substitute shall not thereafter
take part In the game; il addition to this,
at any time or place, should a player be
disabled in the game then being played,
by reason of illness or injury, the player
can retire and a substitute take his
p.kce-n This section is subject to the
approval OF the American association.
Rule 41 was amended as follows: IA
forfeit game shall be declared by the um-
pire in favor of the club not in the
fault
The constitution was then read and It
was agreed to strike out paragraph Q.
section Al, and substitute the following:
"Umpires shall receive such salaries aud
be allowed expenses as may be mutually
agreed upon by the contract between
them and President Young, subject to
the approval of directors of the league
Section 81 has been changed, per-
hitting a championship game postponed
by rain, drawn or tied, to be played on
either of the grounds by consent OF the
clubs who take part in such contests.
The words, with any other club We're
stricken out of the rule f%orbiddinR sun
day ball playing. The percentage plan
was taken up but the committee adj
1ourned before any action was taken.
The following letter was received from
J.. NJ. Ward, on behalf OF the Brother
hood: IA committee OF the Brotherhood
will be at the Barrett house during the
continuance of, the League meeting,
where 1t will be pleased to receive any
communication from the Leagne.o After
some discussion the following reply was
sent. 1.-THE League, owing to a press of
regular business, have been unable to
consider your communication, but hope
to take it up soon, when l shall notify
you of their action. N. Z. YouNG.n